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4 comments to The Public Outlook on Electoral Reform

It’s too bad the Canadian public that has put so little imagination and thought into this, because we have a once in a generation opportunity to open our minds to possibilities and potentially re-design how things work.

Here are some questions that might make people think a bit more:

– Would you rather your preferred party alternate between full power and no power over time … or would you rather it ALWAYS have partial power? Under which situation would you be more likely to show up and vote?

– Would you rather see a party with full power (metaphorically) walk five steps in one direction and risk being followed by another party that walks five steps in the opposite direction … or would you rather multiple parties work together to walk three steps in a direction they can all live with?

– Do you think in a more proportional set-up, with little to no chance of a majority, parties would continue to behave badly as they have in recent minority Parliaments … or would they give up on the hope of a majority and eventually work together and compromise more?

– Despite the bad behaviours, do you know what know what minority Parliaments have achieved in Canada federally?

If you are liberal-minded look at Pearson’s minority in 1965-68:
Medicare
Canada Pension Plan
Canada Student Loans
The Maple Leaf Flag
Modern labour legislation (min. wage, 40-hour work week, etc.)
Balanced budgets
The Royal Commission on the Status of Women
The Royal Commission on Bilingualism
The first race-free immigration policy in the world

If you lean conservative, think about Harper’s minority 2006-08:

The Accountability Act
Quebec as a Nation resolution
Tax Reform
Head Tax apology
A policy consensus on Afghanistan
Child care

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